Builder
Profile "In the Blink of
an Eye"
Times flies when you're having fun building homes.

Readers
Survey - Renovation Industry
This issue's Readers Survey looks at current and projected sales activity,
what product and services sell best, the labour shortage, cash sales activity
and what can be done about it.

Wow…
with a ButtonIf you want to really make an impact on your customers, though, look for ways to wow them at every point of contact in an unexpected way.

Big Change
in Interest Rate Outlook
The U.S. and Canadian economies are in a credit squeeze. Market psychology
has soured and is not likely to improve anytime soon. The fall-out from the
mortgage market debt crisis probably has a long way to go.

Heating
and Ventilating Research at NRC-IRCIn a bid to improve
energy efficiency, comfort and air circulation in houses, researchers at NRC-IRC
have re-designed a key facility to assess technologies for heating, cooling
and ventilating.

Reno Trends:
What's new in garage doors and basements. What do garage doors and basements have in common? Not much, unless you're trying to make a house stand out from the rest.

How Much Is Your Web
Site Worth?Best practices
in Internet marketing assume that Web analytics - the analysis of traffic
to and through your Web site - is a core part of your decision-making process.

Effective Communicating
- Getting the message out…and across
Today, thanks to technology advancing at an exponential rate, there is no
valid excuse for not "getting the message".

Renovation
Intentions StrongRenovation spending, which
has progressed at a strong pace since 1999, will continue its upward trend
at least until 2008...

The Canadian Renovators'
CouncilLooking out for
renovators and homeowners.

Accessories
-
Sometimes they're more important than your tools! TOOL TALK by Jon Eakes A lot of tool accessories
never get noticed but the little sleepers can be as important as the tool
itself.

Shortlist Your Software
Options
There are more than 100 software vendors focused exclusively on serving home
builders. Which one is right for you? Ultimately, you will have to devote
some time to research the market, evaluate products and size up the character
of various vendor organizations.